Galapagos

An amazing trip. The Galapagos Legend was comfortable, friendly and above all the crew was concerned about our safety and that of the animals at all times. Well worth the ride!

Great adventure

This was a very active trip and I loved it. We could appreciate the beauty of Quito, Otavalo and Antisana. We took an active hike in the Antisana tour and the Otavalo market was an unique experience. Galapagos is beyond you could imagine, lots of animals and beautiful scenery.

Ecuador and Peru 2012

This tour was stated to be physically challenging at #4, which I found it to be. I wound up with a fairly nasty cold. This took away some of the pleasure. All in all, however it was a most memerable tour--one of a lifetime. The guides were very helpful every step along the tour, those with Go Ahead and the special/local guides. It would have been ideal to stay in the higher altitudes first and then decend to the Galopagos as a finish to the tour. I was not impressed with what was seen of Quito, Lima and Cuzco. Perhaps the inclusion of art and history museums would have been more to my liking.

A mixed bag

Although I knew this was a challenging trip it was far more so than I expected. That is why I would not recommend it to my similarily aged friends. You need to be younger and VERY fit. Disappointed that treks were often over lava. Also snorkling off the zodiacs was not for me. I need a ladder to ascend and descend to the water. Quito and Lima very good. Atovalo great. Machu Pichu superb. Both guides were great and solicitous. Food was good though not outstanding. Several of us got violently ill the last day or on the plane going home. Not sure if food poisoning or a stomach bug. Our guide in Cusco , Abraham, and our guide at Machu Pichu, Percy, were both excellent. One really bad thing was the airport in Quito as we left for Lima, which was utter chaos. We were left there for 6 hours, no place to store our bags. LAN personnel were no help. It was terrible. We kept being shunted from one line to another while other people were assisted and we were left on our own. Although our guide did as she was supposed to she should have been there with us to deal with the problems. Thank God that one of our group was a fluent speaker of Spanish or we might STILL be there like the rider on the MTA in Boston!!

Diverse experiences

Note the nickname below cannot be changed. Also we travelled with our daughter and son-in-law. This tour was essentially three parts: Ecuador, the Galapagos and Peru. Our Ecuador guide, Miriam, was very good, and we enjoyed the excursions to the equator, Otavalo and Antisana volcano. The hotel was very nice and our bus driver was very good The Galapagos days were filled with activities. The ship was quite good, we were happy with our stateroom and the food was abundant. The land treks were well handled and the raft rides to see wildlife were spectacular. From the original three dozen, 14 of us contined to Peru. At this point there was a problem at the Quito airport. We were led to checkin but found out that they would not do so for 6 hours. Fortunately one of our group was from Costa Rica and helped deal with the situation. The Peru phase went very well except that many of our group got sick in the last few hours and on flights back to the states. Our gude, Roberto, was quite conscientious and able. The added guide, Abraham, in Cuzco was fantastic. Also at Macchu Pichu we had a very helpful guide. The tours werre spectacular.The hotels in Lima and Cuzco were very nice and the breakfast were quite good.

ecudor and peru trip

we have a farwell party at the cusco -peru down town restaurant dinner and show. most of us got the food poison, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. we have the very difficult time during the flight from lima to Miami.

galapagos to earth

otherworldly! Wildlife was far more than expected. The ship exceeded our expectations with the exception of our tiny cabin and no where to adequately dry our wetsuits. High quality of the food surprized us.

WIld Life Adventure

Wonderful wild life & dramatic scenery

Slow, boring, lots of gift shops

I would not do a tour with this company again. LOTS of time on the bus, boat.

Far exceeded my expectations!!

Traveling to the Galapagos Islands was on my wife's list, not mine. I am so pleased that I agreed to the trip. What an amazing array of wildlife and plant life we saw up close with an expert naturalist's guidance!